Only five Premier League clubs have spent less than Everton on agents' fees and four of them are in the bottom half of the table as the latest figures for top flight sides were released.

Between February 2016 and January 2017, the Blues handed over £5.1million to players' agents, a figure less than any other club in the top half of the table apart from eighth placed West Bromwich Albion who paid out £4.2million.

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For the Premier League the figure increased from £130million to £174million with Manchester City being the biggest spenders (£26.3million) ahead of Chelsea (£25.1million) and Manchester United (£19million).